Cosmetic carrier and applier



1938- L. FRIEDBERG 2,112,620

COSMETIC CARRIER AND APPLIER Filed July 14, 1936 INVENTOR BY WWW 6/; ATTORNEY- Patented Mar. 29, 1938 COSMETIC CARRIER AND APPLIER Leonard Friedberg, New York, N. Y., assignor to Paris Cosmetics, 1110., New York, N. Y.

Application July 14, 1936, Serial No. 90,485

Claims.

This invention relates in its broad aspect to cosmetic dispensers, and particularly to mascara carriers and appliers, embodying appropriate casings of reduced size to be carried in a ladys 5 hand bag for immediate use if and when desired, or the casing may be supported from the belt or otherwise, by small chains, ribbons or cords; a preferable tiny size of the casing should be about 2 inches long and about in rectilinear cross section, which would leave ample space within for housing in compact relation the elements or devices which collectively comprise the invention.

Broadly, the invention comprises structural means for slowly dispensing a cosmetic prepared in semi-fluid form, from a collapsible tube, sack or bladder of soft rubber, soft tin or like material and means for forcing or extruding the cosmetic through a restricted orifice or channel to preserve cleanliness in the interval operations of supplying or presenting, the semi-fluid material to a suitable implement for applying or spreading the said material for beautifying purposes.

A further feature of the invention resides in the construction of the container and its associated parts, which collectively form a unit easily removable from its casing when empty, after which a new or full unit may be substituted so that the casing may serve over a long period of time and may easily be refilled.

In the accompanying drawing, I have illustrated a practical embodiment of the device but the construction shown therein is to be understood as illustrative only, and not defining the limits of the invention. It may be stated therefore that the general object of the invention is the provision of a device which is substantial in construction, convenient in operation and whereby the desired ends may be accomplished in a simple and expeditious manner.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved cosmetic dispenser.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical-longitudinal section thereof taken on the line 22 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the dispenser.

Fig. 4 is. a side elevation of the device with the main parts of the casing swung to an open, or partially open position.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional plan view of the device on line 55 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a spring element employed.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a cosmetic collapsible container and associated elements collectively forming a removable unit or refill when the container is emptied of its contents.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation partly broken away to disclose the construction of a modified form of casing having a snap catch and spring means for forcing the casing sections apart on their hinge connection when the catch is unlatched.

Referring to the drawing in detail and more specifically to Figs. 1 to '7 thereof, a casing I, is composed of an outer three-quarter shell part 2, and an inner shell part 3, which are hingedly connected, as at Ia. The inner shell part 3, is closed at its inner side by a wall 4, having an elongated opening 5, closed by a push bar 6, secured to a spring 1, as at 8; said spring being of flat cross section and is looped down under the lower end of a collapsible container 9 and then extended upwardly against the front wall ID of the inner shell part 3, and preferably secured to said wall at I I.

The casing above described contains a compartment I2, into the top of which is removably but snugly fitted a block or head I3, formed with opposite nipples I4 and I5, the latter being ball shaped to which the upper or open end of the container 9 may be made fast by a spring ring I6 or otherwise; the interior of the container being coaxial and communicating with a vertical bore II, extending through both nipples I4 and I5, (see Fig. 2), the bore being closed at the top by a closure cap or nut I8, threaded down on the upper nipple I4.

Another smaller compartment I9, is provided in the casing 2 for the reception of a brush 20 or other types of implements for applying the semiliquid cosmetic.

In Fig. 8 of the drawing, the parts 2 and 3 of the casing I, are locked together at the top by a spring catch 2|, cooperating with a teat 22 and for causing the casing members or parts to swing open when the said catch 2| is unlatched, a flat spring 23 is riveted to the floor of the compartment I9 and has tensional bearing in the wall 4 of compartment I2, thus the parts 2 and 3 are forced apart and swing around the center of the hinge la.

The plugs supporting the collapsible containers are preferably removable so that refills such as are shown in Fig. 7 may be purchased and the old casing used over and over again, but the plugs may be tight in a less expensive case and sold as a single service article.

A rubber tube or bag, as described hereinbefore, is especially desirable and practical in cases of the quick drying cosmetic creams. pastes, etc.,

like mascara, since the resilient re-expansion of the tube after the squeezing pressure ceases, will cause a vacuum therein which will draw the surplus cream, paste, like mascara etc., back into the tube from the dispensing openings and channels of the respective device and thereby will keep said channels and openings free. Without such a resilient bag some quick drying cosmetics would clog up the channels and prevent a. further use of the contents.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination, a two-part casing, the parts being hinged to one another, the second part acting as a cover for the first part when not in use; said first part being divided into respective large and small compartments; a collapsible container for a semi-fluid cosmetic; a removable plug snugly fitted in the top of the large compartment and supporting said collapsible container, said plug being formed with a nozzle; a. closure cap in said nozzle and means operated by a finger of the user for contacting the container and causing a small amount of its contents to be forced through said nozzle when the closure cap is removed for the purpose specified.

2. In a construction recited in claim 1, said means comprising a fiat spring looped around the free end of the container and extending upwardly along and parallel with its opposite sides, and a reinforcing bar secured to one leg of said spring for distributing the finger thrusts on said container.

3. In a dispensing device for cosmetics, a twopart casing, said parts being adapted one to be received within the other and being hinged together at one of their ends, each part providing a separate compartment; a tubular plug closing the open end of one compartment, a collapsible bag container supported by the plug and hanging downwardly in the said compartment; a nozzle at the upper side of said plug; a screw cap for closing said nozzle and a U-shaped spring device straddling the bottom portion of said bag adapted through finger pressure for engaging the opposite sides of the bag to force the contents thereof through said nozzle when the said screw cap is removed, and an instrument in the other compartment for applying the extruded contents for the purpose described.

4. A dispensing device for a semi-liquid cosmetic, comprising a casing having a compartment; a tubular plug having a nipple at its lower side and a nozzle at its upper side, a closure cap on said nozzle, the plug closing the open end of said compartment; a rubber bag supported on said nipple and containing a semi-fluid cosmetic and a spring extending at opposite sides of the bag for squeezing out the contents through finger pressure. 7

5. A device for dispensing a semi-fluid cosmetic comprising a casing of two parts hinged together at one end and normally locked together at their opposite ends; a tubular block having a respective oppositely extending nipple and a nozzle; a closure cap on said nozzle; the block being removably supported within said casing, a collapsible bag suspended from said nipple; a two-arm fiat spring, the arms extending upwardly at opposite sides of said bag and one arm being secured to the casing and a stiff plate connected to the other arm of said. spring, against which finger pressure may be applied for forcing the cosmetic upwardly through said nozzle when the case parts are open and the cap removed.

LEONARD FRIEDBERG. 

